Meet the Author/Poet: Mariana Franco is a Latinx author, poet and many other titles from Pacoima, CA. Promoting body positivity and sensual womaness as @nakedpoet & as @nopal_flower. her poetic free verse fights against xenophobic-racist barriers. She is part of a large group of Los Angelean poets in an anthology  titled,  Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes & Shifts of Los Angeles printed by Tía Chucha Press & in anthology/ historical document from the Los Angeles Poet Society titled Los Angeles Poets for Justice: A Document for the People. Her first Chapbook Heart of Fire  and  her first full length poetry...

This weekend’s events: Local poet Anatalia Velez on Saturday April 15th at 2pm. Q&A Moderated by Kundan Chhabra Washington D.C. based Sami Miranda on Sunday April 16th at 3pm.   Meet the Poets featured at this weekend’s events: Anatalia Velez: Anatalia Vallez is a writer, actor, and creative alchemist from Orange County and roots in Guerrero, Mexico. Passionate about using art as a tool for creating consciousness and community, she has performed poetry, performance art, dance, and theatre, leading to travels to Texas, Arizona, New York, Tijuana, Mexico and all across California. Anatalia was first published as a teenager through...

Calling all podcast lovers! 🎧📚 Arvida is excited to announce we are hosting podcasts! From fiction to non-fiction, from serious to silly, we want to provide our Arvidians with some of the discussions you'd have or overhear while spending time in the shop. Our new podcast series Arvida Afterwords will feature book clubs from the shop- we'll be having conversations with members about their thoughts and opinions post-book club meeting on that month's pick. Moments at Arvida is hosted by local wonder woman Maria Winger. Maria will be interviewing local community members and sharing their stories, their struggles, their triumphs...

Attention pencil enthusiasts!! Our shipment of this year's Blackwing collab is incoming. They will be available for sale starting on Independent Bookstore Day- April 29th, 2023. We will ship anywhere in the lower 48 US states and will have a limited amount available in store for pick up. This year's design is a departure from the previous two years and features elegant gold embellishments on a crimson background. We are in love 😍 ✏️ . available 4/29/23

Join us on Discord for up to date information on all of the Arvida happenings. Email hello@arvidabookco.com or DM us on IG to get the link to join.

Name Meeting Date Location January February March April Arvida First Editions First Sunday 5pm Arvida Patio Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Decent People by De'Shawn Charles Winslow The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Arvida Non Fiction Fourth Saturday 4pm Arvida Patio Wintering by Katherine May All About Love by Bell Hooks An Immense World by Ed Yong * Boozy Book Club Fourth Tuesday 7pm Bottle Logic Brewery Anaheim Fairy Tale by Stephen King The Twilight World by Werner Herzog Victory City by Salman Rushdie * Class- Lit Book Club Second Saturday at...